Method:
1. Cream butter and brown sugar until the color is lighter. Add in black treacle and golden syrup, combine evenly.
2. Gradually add in sifted flour (plain flour, baking soda, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, mixed spice and salt) and water.
3. Mix to form a dough.
4. Roll some dough in between 2 plastic sheets to the required thickness, keep in fridge for about 1-2 hours until it is easy to handle (I kept in freezer overnight).
5. Remove from fridge, cut into desired shape with cookie cutter.
6. Bake at 150C for about 10 minutes, reduce temperature to 120C, continue to bake for about 10 minutes. Off the oven, keep the cookies in the oven for about 5-10 minutes until the cookies are fully done. (temperature and timing for reference only).
7. Remove the cookies from oven, let cool on wire rack.